I am about to have an 8-course Ren. lute modified to be a 7-course lute
to increase the spacing for this reason. I have not measured the
current spacing, but it is almost as tight as a Rickenbacker 12-string
electric - which is indeed tight!
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Dan Smith
Raleigh, NC
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From: Graham Freeman <[email protected]>
To: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:01 AM
Subject: [LUTE] String Spacing
All,
I'm wondering about people's different experiences with spacing
between
courses. I'm currently playing a 6-course lute with a spacing of 1.2
cms between courses, and I can't believe how much better my
thumb-under
technique feels after having developed it on a lute with a spacing of
1
cm. I also just recently played a 7-course with a spacing of 1.6 cms,
which also felt great. I find there's a tremendous amount of room to
move around with my right hand and I feel more relaxed and able to
let
the thumb-under technique really open up. I'm wondering about other
peoples' thoughts about string spacing on renaissance lutes. Does
anyone else go as wide as 1.5 cms or more on their renaissance
instruments?
Best,
Graham Freeman
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